libvorbis-1.1.0

Introduction to libvorbis

The libvorbis package contains a general purpose audio and music encoding format. This is useful for creating (encoding) and playing (decoding) sound in an open (patent free) format.

Package information

libvorbis dependencies

Required

libogg-1.1.2

Optional

libxslt-1.1.12, pkgconfig-0.15.0 and PassiveTeX

Installation of libvorbis

Install libvorbis by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make &&
make install

libvorbis is known to cause compiler errors on certain machines. If you get errors, try these commands to install libvorbis:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
sed -i.bak -e 's/-mno-ieee-fp//' lib/Makefile &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--enable-docs: This switch enables building the documentation. (requires PassiveTeX)

Contents

The libvorbis package contains libvorbis libraries.

Description

vorbis libraries

libvorbis libraries provide the functions to read and write sound files.

Last updated on 2005-01-05 08:10:50 -0700